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Going Beyond the Physical:
Finding the Deeper Meaning in your Yoga Practice
with Joan White

Senior Iyengar Teacher from Philadelphia PA

May 20-22, 2005

Description:
Austin Yoga School and Clear Spring Studio South welcome Joan for another Austin Workshop. Joan is a senior Iyengar teacher from Philadelphia who has served in the indispensable capacity of curriculum chair for the National Iyengar Association for the past several years. She has been a student of B.K.S. Iyengar since 1973 and studies annually at the Institute in Pune, India. She teaches nationwide and gives annual workshops for the Omega Institute and the Kripalu Yoga Center. She trains teachers all across the United States and co-teaches a yearly Iyengar teacher training workshop with Patricia Walden. She also runs a teacher training program at her school in Philadelphia. Through her work with the curriculum committee and with B.K.S. Iyengar's guidance, the Iyengar system of teacher training and assessment has become the most rigorous and well-respected in the United States. Joan is known for incorporating yoga philosophy into her classes, as well as her attention to detail, her delightful sense of humor, and her deep seeing.

Schedule of Classes and Locations:

• Friday and Saturday at Austin Yoga School (1122-C S Lamar, in Lamar Plaza shopping Center, near the new Alamo Draft House Theater):
  • Friday, 5-7:30pm: All Levels: this class will be a special restorative class that will include breath work.
  • Saturday, 9-11:30am: All Levels
  • Saturday, 3-5:30pm: All Levels

• Sunday at Clear Spring Studio (605-A Copeland St, behind Sabia on South First St. Copeland St is directly opposite the main bleachers of the School for the Deaf):
  • Sunday, 9-10am: Pranayama, All Levels
  • Sunday, 10:30am-1pm: Intermediate Level

(Note: Definition of intermediate student: "the one who is able to hold a bad pose longer" —B.K.S. Iyengar. For our purposes, those who can hold salamba sirsasana (headstand) away from the wall minimum 5 minutes, adho mukha vrksasana (handstand) one minute, and push up into urdhva dhanurasana (backbend) from the floor with no problem.

Please call Peggy at 440-1269 for further information about the classes. Attendance at all classes is recommended, and preference will be given to those attending all. Space is truly limited, so register early. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL ANYONE BE ALLOWED TO ATTEND ONLY THE LAST CLASS ON SUNDAY.

Cost:

• Pranayama class: $20
• Two and a half hour classes: $37
• Entire workshop : $165; if paid in advance by 5/15, $155
• Entire workshop EXCEPT Sunday asana class: $125; if paid by 5/15, $115

To register, fill out the form below, print it, and mail it to Austin Yoga School, 1122-C S Lamar Blvd, Austin TX 78704.